Eight Men Out
Directed by John Sayles
Written by John Sayles
Starring John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Charlie Sheen
Release Date September 2nd, 1988
With Baseball out of its 2022 Lock Out and getting ready to return for a full 162 game season in April of 2022, I'm looking at some of the greatest Baseball movies ever made. Recently, I made my declaration that Bull Durham is the Greatest Baseball Movie of All Time, check out that review, linked here. Now, I want to talk about a baseball movie that is deeply underappreciated. 1988's Eight Men Out is one of the best sports movies of all time and, in terms of baseball movies, easily the most underappreciated in the sub-genre.
John Sayles among the most underrated directors in history. Perhaps it is the subtlety of his work, the lack of flash, the professionalism that some mistake as mundane. Sayles’ films have personality to spare and yet, his sparse production style and deep focus on the inner lives of his characters are often the qualities that make his work appear less accessible than most mainstream fare. Eight Men Out is, perhaps, the best known work of Sayles’ lengthy career because it is the most accessible.
Find my full length review at Unbalanced.Media, linked here.
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